EXHIBIT 23.2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement No. 333-64936 on Form S-4 of our
reports dated February 8, 2001 (March 30, 2001 as to Note 3), appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dean Foods Company (formerly known as Suiza Foods
Corporation) for the year ended December 31, 2000.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dallas, Texas
January 17, 2002